I agree. Don't go out running, walking, biking, or boarding at night
dressed all in black and no reflective material or light. That's just
daring someone to not see you, and betting every driver you encounter that night
will have good enough vision to spot you in time.

Take some common
sense pre-cautions. Wear something light, or reflective, or wear a light.
You can see the cars, but can every driver see you? Sometimes they
can't.

Don't wager your life that drivers (sometimes
driving too fast and sometimes distracted) can see a black object, on a black
road, in the dark, every time, in time to miss you. It's not worth the
gamble. The up-side is zero, and the down-side is huge.

I would
always try to make myself as easy as possible to be seen. Also... avoid roads
where cars will be going at high speeds and roads without streetlights (if you
can).

There are no sidewalks in my neck of the woods. Nary a one
(I believe the nearest sidewalk is about 13 miles away; except for a teeny
stretch that runs in front of about 3 buildings right in the center of town).

@RanchHand:"There are no sidewalks in my neck of the woods. Nary a one
(I believe the nearest sidewalk is about 13 miles away; except for a teeny
stretch that runs in front of about 3 buildings right in the center of
town)."

If you have no sidewalks and still think you must jog to
get your daily exercise... do it in the daytime so that auto drivers have a
better chance of avoiding hitting you. The life you save may be your own.